Arquitetura sensorial: projeto de clínica terapêutica especializada em crianças com transtorno do espectro autista

Abstract

Human beings are influenced from the first years of life, whether by people or by the physical environment in which they live, and it is from these influences that they know and interpret the world around them. However, children in the Autistic Spectrum present, as one of the main characteristics, limitations in relationships, demonstrating the attention or indifference to the stimuli that behave in their coexistence. This work aims to broaden the look at the influences that space can offer to children with ASD and how architecture is able to help, through sensory experiences, therapy activities and cognitive development. For the application of concerns, a proposal for a preliminary project of a clinic focused on sensory therapy for children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder is presented. With this, we want to explain how architecture can change the way of seeing the world through the stimuli and experiences provided by it and understand the relationship between these stimuli and the improvement in the physical and behavioral development of children with ASD.